George Herbert
George Herbert
George Herbertwas a Welsh poet, orator and Anglican priest. Herbert's poetry is associated with the writings of the metaphysical poets, and he is recognized as "a pivotal figure: enormously popular, deeply and broadly influential, and arguably the most skilful and important British devotional lyricist."...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth3 April 1593
strikes
You must strike in measure, when there are many to strike on one Anvile.
horse rivers may
You may bring a horse to the river, but he will drinke when and what he pleaseth.
garden land may
You may be on land, yet not in a garden.
fire lows
You cannot make the fire so low but it will get out.
wind mills
You cannot make a wind-mill goe with a paire of bellowes.
You cannot hide an eele in a sacke.
stones fleas
You cannot flea a stone.
knows
Yeeres know more then bookes.
fire discretion
Working and making a fire doth discretion require.
half woods
Wood halfe burnt is easily kindled. [Wood half-burnt is easily kindled.]
laughing
Women laugh when they can, and weepe when they will.
favour knows
Without favour none will know you, and with it you will not know your selfe.
feet sea land
Wisedome hath one foot on Land, and another on Sea.
wine
Wine-Counsels seldome prosper.